Jeffrey G. Reitz & Raymond Breton 
Multiculturalism and Social Cohesion [PDF ebook] 
Potentials and Challenges of Diversity

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Does multiculturalism ‘work’? Does multiculturalism policy create social cohesion, or undermine it? Multiculturalism was introduced in Canada in the 1970s and widely adopted internationally, but more recently has been hotly debated, amid new concerns about social, cultural, and political impacts of immigration. Advocates praise multiculturalism for its emphasis on special recognition for cultural minorities as facilitating their social integration, while opponents charge that multiculturalism threatens social cohesion by encouraging social isolation.

Multiculturalism is thus rooted in a theory of human behaviour, and this book examines the empirical validity of some of its basic propositions, focusing on Canada as the country for which the most enthusiastic claims for multiculturalism have been made. The analysis draws on the massive national Ethnic Diversity Survey of over 41, 000 Canadians in 2002, the most extensive survey yet conducted on this question.

The analysis provides a new and more nuanced understanding of the complex relation between multiculturalism and social cohesion, challenging uncritically optimistic or pessimistic views. Ethnic community ties facilitate some aspects of social integration, while discouraging others. For racial minorities, relations within and outside minority communities are greatly complicated by more frequent experiences of discrimination and inequality, slowing processes of social integration. Implications for multicultural policies emphasize that race relations present important challenges across Quebec and the rest of Canada, including for the new religious minorities, and that ethnic community development requires more explicit support for social integration.

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Assessing Multiculturalism as a Behavioural Theory.- Ethnic Group Ties, Inter-group Threat, and Ethnic Self-identity.- Discrimination, Ethnic Group Belonging, and Well-Being.- Inequalities and Patterns of Social Attachments in Quebec and the Rest of Canada.- Racial Inequality and Social Integration.- Behavioural Precepts of Multiculturalism: Empirical Validity and Policy Implications.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 194 ● ISBN 9781402099588 ● Filstorlek 2.9 MB ● Utgivare Springer Netherland ● Stad Dordrecht ● Land NL ● Publicerad 2009 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2149249 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM

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